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My wife is a very acomplished fine art oil painter and each year volunteers a semester of saturdays to work with a high school age student that shows tallent in painting. In the 70's I taught photgraphy on a college level and would like to do it again on a very limited basis. I am only interested in the higher quality student that shows a true love for photography in the areas I work in and love. The great things this "side by side" program, as it's called, offers is a chance for a bright young student to learn hands on with a very experienced perason in the area they are interested and take it well beyond the limits of what they could do in school. This is strictly a one on one program and each mentor has only one student per year. At the end of the semester the mentor will be part of a major art show and auction. The majority of the money from the sale goes to the student and to the educational program made it happen. Money from the sale of an individuals art and reach into the thousand plus range. It can be substantial money for a high school age kid. It's a very fine program!
Most young photo students today know nothing about the basics of photography. Most have only had auto cameras and have no real understanding. In an attempt to change this I was thinking of purchasing a FSU camera like a Zorki or Fed with a elmar 3.5 copy. This is what the student would be required to do all of his or her photography with. They would learn the meaning of F stops, relationship of shutter speeds and F stops and to focus and compose and use a light meter. The student will also learn basic darkroom skills and produce the fine print archivally and mount and finish it for the show. When teaching i will use my Leica IIIC with 50 3.5 elmar just to keep the field level. I think the basics of these cameras will make the student much better in all aspects. At the end of the semester I plan to give the student the camera if they have done a good job and shown they are truly interested. I have a couple of old Feds and like them and feel they are about the equivalent of the IIIC except my Leitz glass is not coated which is fine, I like the look. My question is concerning the models of Fed and Zorki to stay away from. I particularly like the vintage look of the Leica copies but are other models better or worse? Remember i will be ueing my old IIIC. What camera would you teach a student with? I'm a tough teacher and demand a lot from my students.
Thanks,
DD
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=5045
Most young photo students today know nothing about the basics of photography. Most have only had auto cameras and have no real understanding. In an attempt to change this I was thinking of purchasing a FSU camera like a Zorki or Fed with a elmar 3.5 copy. This is what the student would be required to do all of his or her photography with. They would learn the meaning of F stops, relationship of shutter speeds and F stops and to focus and compose and use a light meter. The student will also learn basic darkroom skills and produce the fine print archivally and mount and finish it for the show. When teaching i will use my Leica IIIC with 50 3.5 elmar just to keep the field level. I think the basics of these cameras will make the student much better in all aspects. At the end of the semester I plan to give the student the camera if they have done a good job and shown they are truly interested. I have a couple of old Feds and like them and feel they are about the equivalent of the IIIC except my Leitz glass is not coated which is fine, I like the look. My question is concerning the models of Fed and Zorki to stay away from. I particularly like the vintage look of the Leica copies but are other models better or worse? Remember i will be ueing my old IIIC. What camera would you teach a student with? I'm a tough teacher and demand a lot from my students.
Thanks,
DD
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=5045
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